Cableway launches free park-and-ride service
For those who haven’t heard yet, the MyCiti bus service is now offering free passage along the leg from the top of Kloof Nek Road and the Lower Cableway Station. This means you can park at the lower parking area and not have to hunt for parking on the road near the cableway station. Depending …
Jon Krakauer: Climbing Everest was the Biggest Mistake I’ve Ever Made
Jon Krakauer’s take on climbing Mt. Everest and his advice to an 11-year-old who hopes to climb the Seven Summits.
Ueli Steck Completes 82 Summits Challenge
Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck has completed his 82 Summits Challenge – in which he climbed all 82 peaks over 4,000m in Western Europe in just 62 days, using only muscle power to travel between mountains. The challenge took Ueli and his climbing partners through Switzerland, Italy and France and included over 1,000km of cycling and 100,000m of altitude. More …
Niccolò Ceria bouldering in Australia’s Grampians
Below is the first of two videos documenting the problems he sent during his trip. [vsw id=”135041094″ source=”vimeo” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”] Occam’s Razors V13/14 *** Cherry picking V13 ***** On the Beach V13 **** Ammagamma V12/13 *** Last resort V12/13 *** Zeus V12/13 Kate Upton V12 (flash) *** Red Mist V12 ** Lost for life …
Alexander Megos – Frankenjura
German climber Alexander Megos has made a series of hard ascents at France’s Ceuse, in Germany’s Frankenjura and on the Taipan Wall in Australia. Watch Alex on Frankenjura 8b+. [vsw id=”135193484″ source=”vimeo” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”] IMAGE: Alexander Megos rocking the Frankenjura, Germany. Photo by Julian Söhnlein Source: planetmountain.com
Psicobloc Masters 2015
A bolt of lightning struck as Jimmy Webb topped out over the pool, ending the 2015 Psicobloc Masters deep water soloing competition in Park City, Utah, several rounds early. Jimmy Webb and Charlotte Durif went home with gold. Below are the highlights. [vsw id=”Im4wz4iXmkA” source=”youtube” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”] Read more… Full results here. View the …
Eiger Dreams: Episode 2
[vsw id=”LQmK9GJQaaM” source=”youtube” width=”550″ height=”400″ autoplay=”no”] Episode 2: The Approach Sasha DiGiulian and Carlo Traversi attempt La Paciencia (5.13b), the most difficult route on the North Face of the Eiger, Switzerland. Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist opened the line in 2003 and Steck made the first free ascent five years later. The route climbs …
Three degrees of separation (5.14d), repeated by Ondra
In 2007, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of Three degrees of separation in the Biographie sector at Céüse, France. The only(?) way to get passed the three blank sections on the ~25m route is to dyno. Until now, no one has been able to repeat the route, and it’s not due to lack of attention. “To …
Hukkataival, Woods First and Second Ascents of Get Railed (V14)
The Rocklands spree continues. “Another great example of how much potential there still is in Rocklands,” Hukkataival wrote on Facebook. “Such a rad line with big moves on bulletproof rails! Looks like the project name stuck: Get Railed.”
Lead World Cup Chamonix – Ramon and Markovic Take Gold
Last weekend saw the first round of the Lead World Cup in Chamonix. Spanish climber Ramon Julien Puigblanque just pipped Ondra to first place in the men’s and Mina Markovic from Slovenia took first place in the women’s. Read more. Source: ukclimbing.com IMAGE: Mina Markovic taking a convincing win in the women’s comp. © Haugeard